Jetstar NZ faulty baggage scales at WLG

[Mwenenzi]

JQ NZ in the news again (for the wrong reason)
RNZ.co.nz Jetstar ordered to stop using faulty baggage scales at Wellington Airport

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has directed Jetstar to stop using two baggage scales at Wellington Airport after inspections found they failed to meet legal accuracy requirements under the Weights and Measures Act 1987.

Following a public complaint in September, Trading Standards, a business unit of MBIE, inspected two portable baggage scales Jetstar used to weigh carry-on luggage at Wellington Airport. Both were found to be non-compliant because they were not level when tested and did not meet their approval conditions. The scales were rejected, and Jetstar instructed to stop using them until they were re-verified by an accredited person.
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Reasonably sure are the same type of portable scales as JQ AU uses at gates. Will they be checked in AU?
I have never had carry on weighed, but seen it being done. And the credit card machine in use after weighing at the gate.

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[Mattg]

I recall being told off when checking in for a Swiss flight at ZRH for having an "overweight" checked bag. The scales returned a reading of around 25kg, which I thought was odd as it had been ~17kg for the last several flights and I hadn't changed any of the bag's contents.

The check-in agent kept insisting that my bag was overweight, so I put it on the neighbouring belt - which sure enough, returned a reading of 17kg.

The guy before me had just been charged for excess baggage.

I would have expected better in Switzerland!